Getting My Marriage Right

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Alyssa is a newlywed who wants to make sure that she handles her first big disagreement with her husband correctly. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.5	Lisa.
0:12.7	Okay, you're relatively newly married and you had an argument with your husband, but it's grown out of proportion.
0:21.4	So tell me how it started.
0:24.9	So I had just had the flu, and I wasn't feeling good.
0:31.2	And now I've gone back to work, and I still have some residual effects.
0:35.5	Plus, going back to work is stressful.
0:39.0	And a couple of days ago, my husband's family had messaged him that his grandmother
0:46.4	had booked a last-minute flight to come see the family and that they were going to have
0:52.4	a barbecue at their house.
0:55.7	And it was very last minute.
0:57.2	I think we had two days notice.
1:00.1	And my husband had mentioned it to me.
1:02.6	And I told him since I wasn't feeling well and I was feeling burnt out that I wanted to take an extra day at home to rest and recover. And he got really upset
1:14.6	and asked me again to go and I told him I really think I need to stay home and just prioritize my rest.
1:23.6	And it's now blown up to where he feels that he's not being prioritized or his needs,
1:29.4	that he wanted to go somewhere when I wasn't feeling well.
1:33.1	And I feel kind of hurt because he isn't prioritizing my health.
1:39.7	So I'm really struggling for us to see eye to eye in the situation.
1:44.4	And if I am wrong, I want to be able to remedy the situation.
1:47.7	Since I am newly married, I want to strengthen my relationship.
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